The analytic hierarchy process and the theory of measurement

Management Science

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 699-711

  Bernasconi, Michele ^a   Choirat, Christine ^b   Seri, Raffaello ^c  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decision making; Ratio scales; Subjective weighting

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL RESULTS; MULTICRITERIA DECISION PROBLEM; RATIO SCALE; RELIABLE DECISION; SUBJECTIVE WEIGHTING; THEORY OF MEASUREMENT;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; SCALES (WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS);

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 77950906444     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1090.1123     Document Type: Article

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